Newcastle, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Newcastle, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 655. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q555690. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.915°N, 78.594°W.
Population
In 1911, Newcastle, VL had a population of 655: 310 male and 345 female residents. Population density was 839.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,029 |
| 1871 | 1,109 |
| 1881 | 1,060 |
| 1891 | 787 |
| 1901 | 645 |
| 1911 | 655 |
| 1921 | 559 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Newcastle, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 839.74 population per square mile, 655 total population, 500 area in acres, 345 females in the population, 310 males in the population, 190 single (never-married) females, 173 families, 172 single (never-married) males, 126 married males, 118 married females, 37 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.78 area in square miles. 645 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 426 persons of British origin (English), 157 persons of British origin (Irish), 64 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 286 Methodists, 243 Anglicans (Church of England), 80 Presbyterians, 41 Roman Catholics, 2 Baptists, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 173 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Joseph Wright | 1847–1922 | died here |
| Lillian Frances Massey | 1854–1915 | born here |
| George Tate Blackstock | 1856–1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108010_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q555690
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Newcastle, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newcastle-vl-on064010-1911/.